The third edition of the BiH standard BAS EN 1725:2025, Furniture – Beds – Requirements for safety, strength and durability, has been published in a bilingual version, in Bosnian and English.

The original text of the European Standard was prepared by CEN/TC 207, Furniture, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.

Standard BAS EN 1725:2025 specifies requirements on safety, strength and durability for all types of fully assembled beds used by adults in domestic and non-domestic environments, including their components such as bed frames, bed bases, mattresses and mattress pads (when they form a unit with the mattress) and, when supplied with the bed base, mattresses and mattress pads.

The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.

With the exception of sleeping functions, the standard does not apply to foldway beds. It also does not apply to bunk beds, high beds and medical beds where separate standards exist, as well as waterbeds and air beds.

Additional requirements can be applicable to items thet have additional functions, e.g. storage facilities, day beds and convertible sofa beds.

The durability test, 6.6.1, test 11, applies only to electrically operated beds. It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability and electrical safety

Annex A (normative) specifies test methods for finger entrapment.

Annex B (informative) gives a rationale.

BiH standard BAS EN 1725:2025 was prepared by BAS/TC 42, Wood and wood-based products, of the Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina.